I had new battery installed yesterday due to engine not

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I had new battery installed yesterday due to engine not starting as it always had vehicle is 02 Olds Silhouette and been good vehicle only have 82000 miles in 13 yrs anyway after battery was replaced it started fine and I drove about 8 miles to pharmacy as I drove in to park it just shut down all electrical engine quit and nothing worked I had to manually unlock to get out My question would be if alternator were bad could it instantly shut down like this even with new battery?

Submitted: 10 months ago.

Category: Oldsmobile

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Customer:replied 10 months ago.

The vehicle is sitting in Walgreens parking lot and I had to call taxi to get home I am a disabled senior on fixed income so I cannot afford towing and mechanic repair

If the alternator were discharging you could have these effects. Most likely though there is a bad connection at the battery and or the positive cable connection into the Underhood Electrical Center (UEC).

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